Re: [squid-users] Squid causing latency

Maybe your Squid machine is low on memory and Squid is causing a low of
swap activity?

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Henrik Nordstrom
Squid hacker
Stuart Clark wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> I have a 512k link and have noticed for a while some latency occuring.
> After searching and testing I found that when I shutdown squid the latency
> goes away.
> Squid seems to be using the whole 512k in bursts (see ping stats below)
> Why is this happening and how do i control it?
> Can i restrict the amount of bandwith used?
> Regards
> Stuart Clark
> sclark@spacelink.com.au
> 
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13183 ttl=252 time=2.064 msec
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13184 ttl=252 time=2.016 msec
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13186 ttl=252 time=456.681 msec
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13187 ttl=252 time=346.500 msec
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13188 ttl=252 time=399.741 msec
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13189 ttl=252 time=209.792 msec
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13190 ttl=252 time=287.102 msec
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13191 ttl=252 time=65.096 msec
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13192 ttl=252 time=2.623 msec
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13193 ttl=252 time=2.681 msec
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13194 ttl=252 time=2.618 msec
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13195 ttl=252 time=4.718 msec
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13196 ttl=252 time=2.313 msec
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13197 ttl=252 time=74.431 msec
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13198 ttl=252 time=350.889 msec
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13199 ttl=252 time=288.520 msec
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13200 ttl=252 time=290.124 msec
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13201 ttl=252 time=279.688 msec
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13202 ttl=252 time=2.271 msec
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13203 ttl=252 time=2.699 msec
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13204 ttl=252 time=2.207 msec
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13205 ttl=252 time=2.161 msec
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13206 ttl=252 time=23.683 msec
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13207 ttl=252 time=49.053 msec
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13208 ttl=252 time=18.820 msec
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13209 ttl=252 time=231.755 msec
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13210 ttl=252 time=472.556 msec
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13211 ttl=252 time=202.971 msec
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13212 ttl=252 time=2.309 msec
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13213 ttl=252 time=122.292 msec
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13214 ttl=252 time=23.638 msec
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13215 ttl=252 time=5.138 msec
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13216 ttl=252 time=2.394 msec
> 64 bytes from 210.80.32.6: icmp_seq=13217 ttl=252 time=2.313 msec
> 
> -------------------------------------
> Stuart G. Clark
> Manager,
> Spacelink Communications Pty. Ltd.
> http://www.spacelink.com.au
> +61 03 9 888 9874
> 
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